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Date of these obituaries: 12-13-2002
Sandra Whittington, apartment manager
Sandra Whittington showed grace and strength in the most trying times of her life, and never more so than when her life was drawing to a close.
"It was amazing. She was this little tiny person, tiny, " said her sister, Sharyn Hughes of Fort Mitchell. "But she was so strong. She never complained, not once. I don't know if I would have the grace to go the way she did."
Mrs. Whittington, 52, the manager of the Skyline Apartments in Covington, died Wednesday after an extended battle with cancer. Diagnosed more than a year ago, she had gone for a checkup in October. Doctors found her cancer had spread, and there wasn't much time left.
With the time she had, she doted on family, second nature to her. She also made an effort to come to terms with her spirituality, working with pastors from both Latonia Christian Church and First Church of Christ in Florence. According to her sister, Mrs. Whittington wasn't getting involved just to get her house in order -- she was seeking real answers.
"She was finding her way back to God. She wasn't involved just to be a member of a church. She was involved in the walk, the ministry, " Mrs. Hughes said.
Her effect on others was remarkable. Family members were considering taking her out of the hospital and putting her into hospice care, but nurses at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood, who had come to know Mrs. Whittington well, prevailed on the family to let her stay there so they could continue taking care of her. She died in the hospital.
Mrs. Whittington's survivors include daughters, Christie Nelson of Fort Mitchell and Tammy Ammer and Tracey Ammer-Olding, both of Covington; her mother, Elizabeth Vlasis of Fort Mitchell; a brother, Terry Vlasis of Taylor Mill; her sister and six grandchildren. Her husband, James Whittington, died in 1999.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Latonia Christian Church. Memorials are suggested to Latonia Christian Church, 3900 Decoursey Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015; or the American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Charlie Ahrman, 78, of California, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired farmer and truck driver with BH&T Milk Haulers and was a member of Mentor Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Audrey Fern Ahrman; a son, Alan Ahrman of Grants Lick; a daughter, Marilou McCarthy of California; brothers, Harold Ahrman of Cincinnati and Ray Ahrman of Fort Thomas; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Grand View Cemetery, Mentor. Memorials are suggested to Mentor Baptist Church, Route 3, Box 634, Mentor, Ky. 41007; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Barbara Ann Baumgardner, 57, of Walton, died Thursday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Ronnie J. Baumgardner Sr., died in 1995. A son, Ronnie J. Baumgardner Jr., died in 1994.
Survivors include sons, Troy Baumgardner of Walton and Michael J. Baumgardner of Alexandria; brothers, Billy Ray Smith of Cincinnati, Gary Wayne Smith of Florence, Harold Smith and Ernie Smith, both of Wilmington, N.C., Timothy Smith of Union and Leroy Smith of Harrison, Ohio; sisters, Mary E. Smith of Falmouth, Gloria Smith of Cincinnati, Carolyn Smith and Bernice Harrison, both of Alexandria; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Craven Cemetery, Milan, Ind.
Thelma Alvina Fisher Dorsey, 89, of Latonia, died Monday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. She was a former employee of Wadsworth Electric Co., Covington, and a member of East Covington Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Her husband, James Dorsey, died in 1988. There are no immediate survivors.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Charles K. Ellis, 76, of Harrison County, died Thursday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. He was a retired employee of Ladish Co., Cynthiana, and a member of Sunrise Christian Church. His wife, Yvonne Hoover Ellis, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Richard "Dicky" Ellis of Versailles; a daughter, Judy Bills of Harrison County; brothers, Strother B. Ellis and Ernest E. Ellis, both of Robertson County; a sister, Louisa Edwards of Robertson County; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Kentontown Cemetery.
Ruth Fenton, 94, of Newport, died Thursday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Billie Hall, 56, of Covington, died Wednesday at Jewish Hospital, Kenwood campus, Cincinnati. She was a caregiver and a member of Taylor Mill Pentecostal Church.
Survivors include her husband, Wade Hall Sr.; sons, Wade Hall Jr., John Hall and Cecil Hall, all of Covington; daughters, Patricia Butler of Barbourville, Sheila Hall, Shonda Jones, Rebecca Eggleston and Marsha Hall, all of Covington; sisters, Janet Calbert of Madison, Ind., and Brenda Martin of Florence; and 21 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Taylor Mill Pentecostal Church. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Dorothy Maupin Hampton, 77, of Maysville, died at 2:47 a.m. Thursday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. She was a homemaker. Her husband, William Estill Hampton, died in 1995.
Survivors include sons, Bill Hampton of Des Moines, Iowa, Dan Hampton of Brooksville and Robin Hampton of Dover; daughters, Karen Merrill of Maysville and Mary Jane Poston of Aberdeen, Ohio; a sister, Merdecia Maddox of Columbus, Ohio; 18 grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Tollesboro Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Ama Lucille Hearn, 84, of Warsaw, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a waitress and a member of First Baptist Church of Warsaw.
Survivors include a niece.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church, Warsaw. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery. Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona, is handling arrangements.
Vickie Lynn Howell, 46, of Warsaw, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a restaurant worker and a member of Warsaw Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Vanetta Jean Vallandingham of Cincinnati; a son, William Christopher Howell of Glencoe; her mother, Marietta Roberts of Warsaw; brothers, Jerry Roberts of Glencoe and Dennis Roberts of Warsaw; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
Della Jump, 86, of Independence, died at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of New Banklick Baptist Church, Walton. Her husband, Albert Jump, died in 1992. A son, Jerry Jump, died in 1957.
Survivors include a son, Albert Jump Jr. of Walton; a sister, Ora Wynn of Williamstown; 11 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to New Banklick Baptist Church, 10719 Banklick Road, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Evelyn Granneman Mathes, 73, of Elsmere, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was an employee of Acme Federal Savings and Loan Co.
Survivors include her husband, Stuart Mathes; her mother, Edna Granneman of Covington; a brother, Louis Granneman of Edgewood; and sisters, Florence McFarland of Covington, Elizabeth "Betty" Marksberry of Fort Wright; and Edna Lida Wilson of Union.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Paul Christian Community Church, 429 Fort Henry Drive, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Charles D. Palmer, 70, of Williamstown, died Thursday at Hospice of Cincinnati. He was the retired owner of $15 and Up Motel in Williamstown and a former truck driver with Eastern Freightlines and Jones Motor Freight.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ruth Johnson Palmer; sons, Mike Palmer of Louisville, Jeff Palmer of Ludlow and Kenny Palmer of Covington; a daughter, Sandy Brancamp of Loveland, Ohio; brothers, Howard Palmer of Lexington and Robert Palmer of Tallega; sisters, Vina Chapman of Augusta, Ga., and Hester White of Ludlow; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Richmond Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Denise Partyka, 39, of Lexington, formerly of Covington, died at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at her home after a heart attack. She was a member of Mother of God Church in Covington.
Survivors include daughters, Victoria Partyka of Laguna Beach, Calif., and Brilee Partyka of Lexington; sisters, Betty Roberts of Spring, Texas, Marian Keegan of Laguna Beach, Calif., and Marsha Emmons, Marjorie Northcutt and Maureen Deller, all of Covington; and a brother, John Keegan of Covington.
Services were at noon today at Mother of God Church in Covington. Burial will be in Hopeful Lutheran Church Cemetery, Hebron. Memorials are suggested to Welcome House, 205 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Claire F. Brake Romes, 77, of Erlanger, died Nov. 21 at Vitas Hospice Care, Cincinnati. She was a seamstress with Fetner Fur Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, John P. Romes Sr.; sons, Ronald Romes, Michael Romes, John P. Romes Jr. and Joe Romes; daughters, Becky Loschiavo and Tessie Neel; sisters, Madelon Hughes, Elsie Strasbaugh, Ruth Budker and Erma McCall; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A memorial Mass was said Nov. 23 at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. Mrs. Romes bequeathed her body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Memorials are suggested to Vitas Hospice, 1132 W. Kemper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45240; organizations for the homeless or the charity of the donor's choice.
Thaddeux Haney Terrell Jr., 71, of Worthville, died Wednesday at his home. He was a retired farmer and tobacco grader for the federal government, a member of Worthville Baptist Church and a Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Spenneberg Terrell; daughters, Kathleen Terrell of Charlestown, S.C., Rebecca Bourne of Lipton, Ga.; sons, William T. Terrell of Kingsport, Tenn., and Burnard Ashley Terrell of Worthville; a sister, Margaret Ann Reese of Kingston, N.C.; a brother, Rufus P. Terrell of Southhill, Va.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Worthville Cemetery.
Alice P. Williams, 85, of Ludlow, died Thursday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. She was a homemaker and a member of Immanuel United Church of Christ, Bromley. Her husband, Howard Williams, died in 1978.
Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Ballard of Ludlow; brothers, David Carter of Palmetto, Fla., and Donald Carter of Cincinnati; a sister, Patricia Carter of Sarasota, Fla.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Bethel Tate Cemetery, Bethel, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Rosedale Manor, 4250 Glenn Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Stella "Brownie" Wilson, 75, of Warsaw, died Thursday at Gallatin County Health Care Center, Warsaw. She was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Home Baptist Church, Glencoe. Her husband, Charles Wilson, died in 1963.
Survivors include a daughter, Bessie Hearn of Florence; sons, Melvin Wilson of Glencoe and Larry Wilson of Warsaw; seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Glencoe Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Pleasant Home Baptist Church, 1730 Petitt Pike, Glencoe, Ky. 41046; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
